Bill Text: CA AB2 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Postsecondary education: Educational and Economic Goals
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-08-25 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB2-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 16, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 29, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 14, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 27, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 17, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Portantino
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Block)
(Principal coauthor: Senator Lowenthal)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brownley, Fong, and Lara)
(Coauthors: Senators Hancock, Negrete McLeod, and Price)
DECEMBER 6, 2010
An act to amend Section 66903 of, to add
Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 67050) and Chapter 12.7
(commencing with Section 67070) to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3
of, to repeal Sections 66742 and 66743 of, and to repeal Chapter 4.5
(commencing with Section 99180) of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3
of, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2, as amended, Portantino. Postsecondary education: Educational
and Economic Goals for California Higher Education.
(1) Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary
Education Commission (CPEC) as the statewide postsecondary education
coordinating and planning agency and provides for its functions and
responsibilities. Among other things, the CPEC is required to develop
criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of all aspects of
postsecondary education. The CPEC is requested to convene an
intersegmental advisory committee on transfer access and performance.
The CPEC is also required to periodically review and make
recommendations regarding postsecondary programs for adult and
continuing education and report periodically to the Legislature and
the Governor regarding the financial conditions of independent
institutions, their enrollment and application figures, the number of
student spaces available, and the respective cost of utilizing those
spaces as compared to providing additional public spaces.
The bill would delete these specific requirements of the CPEC.
(2)
(1) Existing law establishes the University
of California, under the administration of the Regents of the
University of California, the California State University, under the
administration of the Trustees of the California State University,
and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of
the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and
private, independent institutions of higher education as the 4
segments of postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law establishes a higher education accountability program
under which the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges are required to
prepare a list of reports on a regular basis and submit them to the
Legislature and to state agencies. Under the program, the
CPEC California Postsecondary Education Commission
(CPEC) is required to submit annually a higher education report
to the Legislature and the Governor that provides information on
significant indicators of the performance of public colleges and
universities.
This bill would repeal the existing higher education
accountability program and require the state to establish a new
accountability framework for achieving prescribed educational and
economic goals. The bill would require the Governor
to convene a task force by July 1, 2012, to review the framework and
recommend a set of overarching goals for the state's
higher education institutions, as specified. The bill would
require this framework to measure the collective performance
of the state's system of higher education in successfully serving
students by answering urge the task force to consider
issues that include 6 statewide policy questions. The bill
would require that the data collected in
response to these policy questions be reported task
force to report to the Legislature and the Governor
and made available to the public, as provided. The bill would require
the Governor to convene a task force, by January 1, 2012, to review
the framework and recommend any necessary modifications
on the recommended statewide goals and indicators of progress
for higher education, as specified .
(3)
(2) Existing law requires the 3 public
segments of postsecondary education to present annual statistical
reports on transfer patterns via the CPEC to the Governor and the
Legislature.
This bill would repeal this requirement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 66742 of the Education Code is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 66743 of the Education Code is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 66903 of the Education Code is
amended to read:
66903. The commission has the following functions and
responsibilities in its capacity as the statewide postsecondary
education planning and coordinating agency and adviser to the
Legislature and the Governor:
(a) It shall require the governing boards of the segments of
public postsecondary education to develop and submit to the
commission institutional and systemwide long-range plans in a form
determined by the commission after consultation with the segments.
(b) It shall prepare a state plan for postsecondary education that
shall integrate the planning efforts of the public segments with
other pertinent plans. The commission shall seek to resolve conflicts
or inconsistencies among segmental plans in consultation with the
segments. If these consultations are unsuccessful, the commission
shall report the unresolved issues to the Legislature with
recommendations for resolution. In developing the plan, the
commission shall consider at least the following factors:
(1) The need for, and location of, new facilities.
(2) The range and kinds of programs appropriate to each
institution or system.
(3) The budgetary priorities of the institutions and systems of
postsecondary education.
(4) The impact of various types and levels of student charges on
students and on postsecondary education programs and institutions.
(5) The appropriate levels of state-funded student financial aid.
(6) The access and admission of students to postsecondary
education.
(7) The educational programs and resources of independent and
private postsecondary institutions.
(8) The provisions of this division differentiating the functions
of the public systems of higher education.
(c) It shall update the plan periodically, as appropriate.
(d) It shall participate in appropriate stages of the executive
and the legislative budget processes as requested by the executive
and the legislative branches, and shall advise the executive and the
legislative branches as to whether segmental programmatic budgetary
requests are compatible with the state plan. It is not intended that
the commission hold independent budget hearings.
(e) It shall advise the Legislature and the Governor regarding the
need for, and location of, new institutions and campuses of public
higher education.
(f) It shall review proposals by the public segments for new
programs, the priorities that guide them, and the degree of
coordination with nearby public, independent, and private
postsecondary educational institutions, and shall make
recommendations regarding those proposals to the Legislature and the
Governor.
(g) In consultation with the public segments, it shall establish a
schedule for segmental review of selected educational programs,
evaluate the program approval, review, and disestablishment processes
of the segments, and report its findings and recommendations to the
Legislature and the Governor.
(h) It shall serve as a stimulus to the segments and institutions
of postsecondary education by projecting and identifying societal and
educational needs and encouraging adaptability to change.
(i) It shall periodically collect or conduct, or both collect and
conduct, studies of projected manpower supply and demand, in
cooperation with appropriate state agencies, and disseminate the
results of those studies to institutions of postsecondary education
and to the public in order to improve the information base upon which
student choices are made.
(j) (1) It shall act as a clearinghouse for postsecondary
education information and as a primary source of information for the
Legislature, the Governor, and other agencies. It shall develop and
maintain a comprehensive database that does all of the following:
(A) Ensures comparability of data from diverse sources.
(B) Supports longitudinal studies of individual students as they
progress through the state's postsecondary educational institutions,
based upon the commission's existing student database through the use
of a unique student identifier.
(C) Is compatible with the California School Information System
and the student information systems developed and maintained by the
public segments of higher education, as appropriate.
(D) Provides Internet access to data, as appropriate, to the
sectors of higher education.
(E) Provides each of the educational segments access to the data
made available to the commission for the purposes of the database, in
order to support, most efficiently and effectively, statewide,
segmental, and individual campus educational research information
needs.
(2) The commission, in implementing paragraph (1), shall comply
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) relating to the disclosure of personally
identifiable information concerning students.
(3) The commission shall not make available any personally
identifiable information received from a postsecondary educational
institution concerning students for any regulatory purpose unless the
institution has authorized the commission to provide that
information on behalf of the institution.
(4) The commission shall provide 30-day notification to the
chairpersons of the appropriate policy and budget committees of the
Legislature, to the Director of Finance, and to the Governor prior to
making any significant changes to the student information contained
in the database.
(k) It shall establish criteria for state support of new and
existing programs, in consultation with the public segments, the
Department of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(l) It shall comply with the appropriate provisions of the federal
Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318), as specified in
Section 67000.
(m) It shall consider the relationship among academic education
and vocational education and job training programs, and shall
actively consult with representatives of public and private
education.
(n) It shall review all proposals for changes in eligibility
pools for admission to public institutions and segments of
postsecondary education and shall make recommendations to the
Legislature, the Governor, and institutions of postsecondary
education. In carrying out this subdivision, the commission
periodically shall conduct a study of the percentages of California
public high school graduates estimated to be eligible for admission
to the University of California and the California State University.
The changes made to this subdivision during the 2001-02 Regular
Session of the Legislature shall be implemented only during those
fiscal years for which funding is provided for the purposes of those
provisions in the annual Budget Act or in another measure.
(o) Upon request of the Legislature or the Governor, it shall
submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on all matters so
requested that are compatible with its role as the statewide
postsecondary education planning and coordinating agency. Upon
request of individual Members of the Legislature or personnel in the
executive branch, the commission shall submit information or a report
on any matter to the extent that sufficient resources are available.
From time to time, it also may submit to the Legislature and the
Governor a report that contains recommendations as to necessary or
desirable changes, if any, in the functions, policies, and programs
of the several segments of public, independent, and private
postsecondary education.
(p) In consultation with the public segments, it shall consider
the development of facilities to be used by more than one segment of
public higher education, commonly called "joint-use facilities." It
shall recommend to the Legislature criteria and processes for
different segments to utilize bond funds for these intersegmental,
joint-use facilities.
(q) It may undertake other functions and responsibilities that
are compatible with its role as the statewide postsecondary education
planning and coordinating agency.
SEC. 4. SEC. 3. Chapter 12.5
(commencing with Section 67050) is added to Part 40 of Division 5 of
Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER 12.5. EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC GOALS FOR CALIFORNIA
HIGHER EDUCATION
67050. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Since the enactment of the Master Plan for Higher Education in
1960, California's system of postsecondary education has provided
access and high-quality educational opportunities that have fueled
California's economic growth.
(b) In today's global information economy, California's national
and international success as an educational and economic leader will
require strategic investments and improved management of state
resources.
(c) Several factors, including changing demographics, rising
costs, increased competition for scarce state funding, and employer
concerns about graduates' skills, present new challenges to higher
education and state policymakers in effectively meeting the
postsecondary education needs of Californians.
(d) Although the public segments of higher education have each
developed their own institution-specific accountability efforts,
these efforts do not combine to tell us whether the state as a whole
is on track to produce enough college educated individuals to meet
workforce needs and to effectively compete in the global information
economy, nor do they reflect statewide policy goals that cut across
all higher education segments.
(e)
(d) Without the articulation of a shared common vision
and goals, and in the absence of a statewide focus and context, the
state has limited access to meaningful data and analyses to assess
the state's performance in key areas , in order to
make critical fiscal and policy decisions.
(f)
(e) As public demand to ensure the state is making
proper investments in postsecondary education grows, policy and
educational leaders must collectively hold themselves accountable for
connecting the postsecondary academic and research enterprise to the
state's economic and workforce development needs, increasing its
productivity, and expanding postsecondary access for all citizens and
regions of the state to produce the economic and educational
outcomes that best serve the state's interest.
(f) The Public Policy Institute of California projects that, by
2025, two of every five jobs, 41 percent, will require a college
degree, an increase from less than one-third of all jobs in 2005.
Without increased degree production in the state's colleges and
universities, the growth of our emerging economy will be hindered by
a lack of highly educated workers.
(g) In order to achieve the educational and economic outcomes
necessary to ensure the state's success, it is the intent of the
Legislature that data-driven budget and policy decisions within
higher education be guided by each of the following goals:
(1) Increased educational attainment and successful transition
across all education levels. In the best performing state in the
nation in 2008, for every 100 pupils in grade 9, 77 graduate from
high school, 57.5 directly enter college, and 30.2 graduate within
150 percent of the time. However, in California, for every 100 pupils
in grade 9, 67.5 graduate high school, 44.2 directly enter college,
and 19.7 graduate within 150 percent of the time, placing California
26th in the nation. Goal: by 2020, California will have improved its
educational pipeline numbers sufficiently so that it is among the top
10 states in the nation for the successful movement of students
through this pipeline.
(2) Meeting the state's economic development, workforce
development, and civic capacity needs. Current projections by the
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education indicate that
California residents will have the largest drop in projected per
capita income in the nation over the next two decades. In 2009,
California ranked 12th among states in per capita income. Goal: by
2020, California will be at the average per capita income of the top
10 new economy states as determined using the State New Economy Index
developed by the Progressive Policy Institute.
(3) Closure of the achievement gap and increased learning at all
levels. In 2008, California ranked 38th among states in percentage of
persons between 18 and 24 years of age, inclusive, with a high
school diploma, 21st in the percentage of persons between 25 and 64
years of age, inclusive, with an associate degree, and 16th in the
percentage of persons between 25 and 64 years of age, inclusive, with
a bachelor's or higher degree. Goal: by 2020, California will be in
the top 10 states nationally for the percentages of its age groups
with degrees and certificates conferred.
67051. The State of California shall establish an accountability
framework that provides the basis for a biennial assessment of the
collective contribution of the state's system of postsecondary
education toward meeting the clear and measurable educational and
economic goals established pursuant to Section 67050. The
accountability framework developed to monitor progress toward these
goals shall be guided by all of the following principles:
(a) A state-level accountability framework is designed to help
policymakers develop, maintain, and fund a postsecondary education
system that meets the state's goals, recognizes the differentiated
missions of each segment of postsecondary education, and guides the
segments toward maintaining effective institutions consistent with
state goals and institutional missions.
(b) Policymakers and governing boards are collectively accountable
for meeting public goals for higher education, in accordance with
all of the following:
(1) Monitoring progress toward state goals is largely the
responsibility of state policymakers.
(2) Monitoring the performance of individual colleges and
universities is primarily the responsibility of institutional
governing boards.
(3) Institutional governing boards have ongoing responsibility for
monitoring the progress toward statewide policy goals of individual
colleges and universities, for meeting segmental and institutional
missions and goals, for ensuring the quality of the students'
education, and for providing information to students and parents
regarding enrollment, retention, and student success.
(c) The state-level reporting system shall be designed to contain
only data that helps policymakers to assess progress toward state
goals and to make appropriate policy and funding decisions. Specific
indicators may change as better data are identified for assessing
progress toward state goals.
(d) In establishing an accountability framework for higher
education, it is the intent of the Legislature to build upon existing
higher education data, information systems, reports, and processes,
including, but not limited to, the reporting process established in
Section 84754.5, and improve upon these efforts to measure collective
progress toward a common vision and goals.
(e) Rather than envisioning a particular level of higher education
funding to move toward the statewide educational and economic policy
goals established pursuant to Section 67050, it is the intent of the
Legislature that the framework established pursuant to this chapter
help ensure the effective and efficient use of whatever funding is
provided to higher education.
67051.5. (a) Although the public segments of higher
education have each developed their own institution-specific
accountability efforts, these efforts do not necessarily combine to
reflect statewide policy goals that cut across all higher education
segments.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature
that, after sufficient opportunity for deliberation and analysis, the
information gathered under the framework established pursuant to
this chapter be utilized by the Governor and Legislature to do all of
the following through appropriate actions:
(1) Establish clear and measurable goals in various areas,
including, but not limited to, enrollment, completion,
time-to-degree, efficiency in facilities utilization, transfer, and
access.
(2) Establish a timeline for phasing in the Legislature's and
Governor's expectations for the achievement of these goals.
(3) Develop policy and budget proposals that include appropriate
funding mechanisms, where appropriate, for achieving these goals,
including, but not limited to, incentive funding, differential
funding, or the reallocation of existing resources, or all of these.
(b) (1) The Governor shall convene a task force by
January July 1, 2012, to review the framework
established pursuant to this chapter and to recommend any
necessary modifications to the goals and questions contained therein.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the task force, if
created pursuant to paragraph (1), include, but not be limited to,
all of the following:
(A) The Governor or his or her designated representative.
(B) The chairs and vice chairs of the Senate Education and
Assembly Higher Education committees.
(C) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(D) A representative of the business community to be appointed by
the Governor.
(E) Three representatives of national organizations with expertise
in accountability to be appointed by the Governor.
(F) The Director of the Employment Development Department.
(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that an advisory body
to the task force be established to provide technical expertise and
guidance. It is the intent of the Legislature that the advisory body
include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A representative of the President of the University of
California.
(2) A representative of the Chancellor of the California State
University.
(3) A representative of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges.
(4) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office.
(5) A representative of the Department of Finance.
(6) Legislative staff from each of the appropriate policy
committees appointed by the respective chairs of the Senate Committee
on Education and the Assembly Committee on Higher Education.
(7) A representative of the California Postsecondary Education
Commission.
(8) A
representative from the Association of Independent California
Colleges and Universities. and to recommend a set of
overarching goals for the state's higher education institutions as a
whole, including goals for the number of overall college gra
duates by the year 2025, and to recommend a select number of
indicators that measure progress toward the specified goals.
(2) The task force shall be composed of the following:
(A) A representative of the President of the University of
California.
(B) A representative of the Chancellor of the California State
University.
(C) A representative of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges.
(D) A representative from the Association of Independent
California Colleges and Universities.
(E) A representative of the Superintendent.
(F) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office.
(G) A representative of the Department of Finance.
(H) Legislative staff representatives identified by each chair and
vice chair of the Senate Committee on Education and the Assembly
Committee on Higher Education.
(3) The Governor may appoint six representatives to the task
force. These appointees shall include, but not be limited to,
representatives of the business community and of national
organizations with expertise in higher education accountability.
67052. (a) The state shall utilize the accountability
framework established pursuant to this chapter to measure progress
toward its articulated educational and economic goals by collecting
and reporting information that answers all of the following six
statewide policy questions: In developing
recommendations for state higher education goals and objectives, the
task force is urged to consider issues that may include the
following:
(1) Are enough Californians prepared for postsecondary education?
(2) Are enough Californians going to college?
(3) Is the state's postsecondary education system affordable to
all Californians?
(4) Are enough Californians successfully completing certificates
and degrees?
(5) Are college graduates prepared for life and work in
California?
(6) Are California's people, communities, and economy benefiting?
(b) The six questions set forth in subdivision (a) shall be
answered by collecting a select number of key indicators of progress,
not to exceed 30 indicators in total. The Legislature recognizes
that the postsecondary education segments may not possess all of the
information necessary to answer these questions. To the extent it is
impractical to collect comprehensive data, the technical advisory
committee established pursuant to subdivision (e) shall recommend
alternative sources of information that can help inform these
questions utilizing existing data.
(1) Are enough Californians prepared for postsecondary education?
Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:
(A) High school graduates who have completed the "A-G" college
preparatory curriculum.
(B) High school juniors who are proficient in English and
mathematics.
(C) Adults with a high school diploma or the equivalent.
(D) Adult basic skills proficiency levels.
(E) The proficiency level of first-time college freshmen in
mathematics, English, or both.
(2) Are enough Californians going to college? Indicators of
progress may include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) High school graduates enrolling in college anywhere in the
United States within one year.
(B) Adult population enrolled in postsecondary education.
(C) Proportion of postsecondary enrollment served by segment,
including private institutions.
(D) General Equivalency Diploma (GED) recipients enrolling in
postsecondary education.
(3) Is the state's postsecondary education system affordable to
all Californians? Indicators of progress may include, but not
necessarily be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Proportion of income needed to pay for college, by segment,
before and after financial aid.
(B) Family income distribution of enrolled students.
(C) Student loan burden.
(4) Do enough Californians successfully complete certificates and
degrees? Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be
limited to, all of the following:
(A) Certificates and degrees awarded.
(B) Graduation rates.
(C) Baccalaureate degree graduation rates for students beginning
at a community college with transfer intent.
(D) Number of units completed prior to earning a degree or
certificate or transferring.
(E) Remedial students successfully earning degrees or
certificates.
(5) Are college graduates prepared for life and work in
California? Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily
be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Performance of college graduates on existing statewide
learning assessments.
(B) Performance of college graduates on licensure and graduate
school entrance examinations.
(C) Student and employer satisfaction with college education.
(6) Are California's people, communities, and economy benefiting?
Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:
(A) Median personal income by educational attainment.
(B) Increase in total per capita personal income.
(C) Degrees and certificates awarded in selected high-demand
fields.
(D) Federal research and development funding per capita.
(E) Educational attainment levels of state population.
(F) Public participation in community service and civic affairs.
(c) The segments of higher education in California shall provide
the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), to the
extent practical, on or before May 31, 2012, and by May 31 of each
even-numbered year thereafter, all summary,
nonpersonally identifiable data required
pursuant to this chapter and shall post that information on an
Internet Web site available to the public. To the extent possible,
the segments of higher education, with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges acting on behalf of the community
colleges, shall rely upon existing data, information systems,
reports, and processes in providing the required data. The commission
shall be the central repository for collecting and maintaining all
data, and shall make this data available, through an Internet Web
site available to the public, pursuant to Section 67053 in the
following formats:
(1) Statewide aggregate data.
(2) Segmental data, provided by the public and nonprofit
independent sectors.
(3) Regional data, reported for the 14 regions utilized by CPEC
for planning and statistical analysis.
(d) The data to support the indicators of progress shall be
collected and made available by race and ethnicity, gender, Cal Grant
recipient status, and socioeconomic status, to the extent that these
data are available. The data shall also be collected and maintained
by each segment longitudinally, where appropriate, and, to the extent
possible, be coordinated and aligned with other longitudinal data
systems, including, but not limited to, those implemented to comply
with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec.
6301 et seq.), to allow for comprehensive and integrated analysis of
data from all educational levels.
(e) (1) The Legislative Analyst's Office and the Department of
Finance shall jointly convene a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to
coordinate the technical specifications of the summary aggregate
indicator data needed to address the six state policy questions set
forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) and the accessibility of indicator
data for state purposes. The TAC shall consist of all of the
following:
(A) Four representatives, one from each of the postsecondary
education segments, as defined in Section 67054. For the public
postsecondary segments, the representative shall be chosen by the
system president or chancellor, as appropriate.
(B) A representative of the California Postsecondary Education
Commission.
(C) At least one member, but no more than three members, with
expertise in similar state accountability efforts, and who is not a
regular employee of any California postsecondary education segment,
chosen by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
(D) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office, who
shall serve as the chairperson of the TAC.
(2) (A) The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) may request
technical input from a representative from any agency that maintains
data that would be helpful in responding to the six state policy
questions set forth in this section.
(B) The LAO, in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall
submit a report on the recommended indicator data to be collected
and reported for the accountability framework to the appropriate
legislative policy committees, the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, and the Governor, on or before January 30, 2012. The
report shall also include a summary of the discussions of the TAC,
including any limitations in data to respond to the suggested
indicators described in this section.
(C) The LAO shall consider any concerns provided in writing by the
Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Governor, or both, within
the 30 days following release of the report specified in subparagraph
(B). The LAO, in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall
revise its report as it deems appropriate to respond to these
concerns.
(D) To the extent that the Governor and the Legislature concur
with the recommendations of the LAO, it is the intent of the
Legislature that these data and indicators be formally adopted by
statute, and may be modified in any year, as part of the annual
budget process.
(b) The task force shall submit a report on the recommended
statewide goals and indicators of progress for higher education to
the Senate Committee on Education, the Assembly Committee on Higher
Education, and the Governor on or before August 1, 2012.
(c) To the extent the Governor and the Legislature concur with the
recommendations of the task force, it is the intent of the
Legislature that these goals be formally adopted by statute, and may
be modified in any year, as part of the annual budget process.
(d) The task force shall consider any concerns provided in writing
by the Legislature, the Governor, or both, within 30 days following
the release of the report specified in subdivision (b). The task
force shall revise its report as it deems appropriate in response to
these concerns before the Legislature and the Governor adopt the
final report no later than January 1, 2013.
(e) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (b) is inoperative on August 1, 2016, pursuant to Section
10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
67053. (a) (1) Commencing August 1, 2012, and on or before August
1 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the California
Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) shall submit to the
Legislature and the Governor a report of data it has collected under
subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 67052. A copy of the report shall
be made available to the Director of Finance and the governing body
of each of the segments of postsecondary education. The report shall
present statewide data for each of the indicators described in
Section 67052, as well as any other indicators requested pursuant to
law. The CPEC shall make the data report available on an Internet Web
site open to the public.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(b) Within 120 days of receipt of the report described in
subdivision (a), the LAO, in consultation with the postsecondary
education segments, shall analyze the data contained in that report
and do all of the following:
(1) Assess the extent to which California has made progress on the
six questions in Section 67052.
(2) Identify significant factors which may explain the level of
progress that has been achieved.
(3) Identify higher education policy and funding issues suggested
by the data for the Governor and the Legislature to consider.
(c) The LAO shall present its analysis at a joint hearing of the
appropriate legislative policy committees and appropriate budget
subcommittees, to be convened on or before December 30, 2012, and
each even-numbered year thereafter.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the accountability
information collected by CPEC shall be made available, with due
concern for student privacy, to the Legislature, the Governor, and
other researchers.
(e) The three boards and organization identified in Section 67054
may provide biennial reports on their respective postsecondary
education segments at the joint hearing held pursuant to subdivision
(c). These biennial segment reports are intended to become part of
the state accountability record. The reports shall provide a key link
between the state postsecondary education accountability reporting
structure and segmental accountability efforts. These biennial
reports shall include all of the following:
(1) The segment's main priorities for each of the state's goal
areas.
(2) The major activities underway to address each priority.
(3) The performance indicators used to track progress toward each
goal.
(4) Major highlights or issues from the data that have state-level
significance.
(5) The segment's institutional goals for student learning
outcomes, including core competencies and the capacity to learn; how
they assess progress toward these goals; what they are learning from
their assessments; and how they are using their assessments to
improve learning.
(6) A summary of any activity undertaken to address all of the
following:
(A) System efforts being undertaken to address instruction in
occupational programs of high state need.
(B) Programs implemented to assist elementary and secondary pupils
with academic preparation, and the extent to which these efforts
assist elementary and secondary pupils to meet both placement and
admission standards of each segment, and programs implemented to
provide professional development for new and practicing teachers.
(C) Remediation efforts and outcomes for students admitted to
college who are underprepared for college-level writing and math.
(D) Expansion of capacity to effectively and efficiently serve
students, including, but not necessarily limited to, the
collaborative use of facilities across higher education segments,
distance learning, operation during evenings, weekends, and summer
sessions, including quantifiable measures of increased productivity.
67054. For the purposes of this chapter, the segments of
postsecondary education are defined as the California Community
Colleges, the California State University, the University of
California, and independent colleges and universities. These segments
are represented by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, the Board of Trustees of the California State
University, the Board of Regents of the University of California, and
the official organization representing the largest number of
independent colleges and universities, as defined in subdivision (b)
of Section 66010, in the state. For purposes of this chapter, only
the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be required
to report available information at the community college level.
SEC. 5. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section
67070) is added to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education
Code, to read:
CHAPTER 12.7. INFORMATION REGARDING ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND
STUDENT SUCCESS
67070. (a) In order to provide prospective students and their
families access to critical institution-specific information
regarding enrollment, retention, and student success, it is the
intent of the Legislature that the University of California, the
California State University, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and the independent colleges and universities in
California provide a highly visible and accessible array of tools
designed to assist with their decisionmaking processes.
(b) The tools referred to in subdivision (a) shall seek, as their
primary goal, to provide students and their families with timely and
relevant data and information that may include any of the following:
(1) The number and types of degrees or certificates awarded at the
undergraduate and graduate level, by campus.
(2) The average time-to-degree for undergraduates, by campus.
(3) The average units-to-degree for undergraduates, by campus.
(4) Data related to average student persistence, retention, or
both.
(5) The total cost to students of annual enrollment, including all
campus-based and other fees.
(c) The data referred to in subdivision (b) shall be collected and
reported by race and ethnicity, gender, Cal Grant recipient status,
and socioeconomic status, to the extent that these data are
available, and shall be made available in a manner that seeks to
minimize direct costs to the institution. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the University of California, the California State
University, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and
the independent colleges and universities utilize existing electronic
and other media resources to disseminate the information delineated
in this section, including systemwide Internet Web sites,
intrasegmental Internet Web sites, or both.
67071. (a) To the extent that the University of California, the
California State University, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and the independent colleges and universities
participate voluntarily in existing informational reporting for
students and parents, those efforts may be deemed to meet the
Legislature's intent, as outlined in Section 67070.
(b) For the purposes of this section, information reporting
frameworks may include, but need not be limited to, those developed
by national higher education organizations and federal data
collection entities. However, every attempt shall be made to ensure
that information reporting provides students and families with
information that will improve their understanding and comparison of
postsecondary educational institutions.
67072. In implementing this chapter and Chapter 12.5 (commencing
with Section 67050), state agencies, local educational agencies, and
the officers and appointees of those agencies shall consider and
comply with state and federal privacy law, and ensure that the
highest, appropriate security protections are in place in order to
provide the maximum protection of privacy, consistent with the
requirements under the United States and California Constitutions and
all applicable federal laws, including the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) and its implementing
regulations (34 C.F.R. 99).
SEC. 6. SEC. 4. Chapter 4.5
(commencing with Section 99180) of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3
of the Education Code is repealed.
